After School is Cool Events for Teens at the Athmar Park Branch!
Check back, this page will be updated every month with new events!
| March is Youth Art Month! All artwork created at the Athmar Park Branch Library during the month of March is eligible for display in the 3rd Annual Athmar Park Art Gallery! |
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Painting Workshop: A Color Study Develop your skills as an artist by learning to mix colors and create a painting where color is the object of the field!
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Mixed Media Photography Workshop Explore and enhance your photos with mixed media, including fabric, tissue paper, pastels, found objects, and more. Finish your mixed media photo project on the second day of this two-part workshop.
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Design and create your own monster using paper maché techniques! |
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Discuss graffiti art with professional graffiti artists. Learn how to make graffiti letters and stylized drawings. Finish this three-day workshop with a piece of artwork you are proud to display in the Art Gallery!
Special thanks to Lemon and Wiser at Your Name in Graffiti!
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Learn the elements of street dance and explore the art of breakin'. By the end of this two-day workshop you will have learned a dance routine to perform for your friends! Special thanks to Tommy at Dance2Live!
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Choose your own design and have it professionally applied to your hand or arm. You are welcome to try your hand at henna design as well! Special thanks to Anita at Hummingbird Henna! |
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Celebrate Earth Day 2010 with a series of interesting earth science programs. Learn the ins and outs of global warming, and what we can do to help save our planet! |
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Are your notebooks looking a little worn now that the school year is almost over? Add color to these fuzzy stickers, then use them to give your notebooks a make-over! |
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Have enough reusable canvas bags? Make one of these crocheted tote bags to carry all of your random stuff. Reusable, expandable, these bags are chic. Don't know how to crochet? No problem! You will learn how to crochet during this two-part workshop. Special thanks to Christa Rogers! |
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Welcome the spring season with this enormous pinwheel! Choose your own festive colors to create this fantastic decoration, just for fun! |
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Get your monthly dance workout during this breakdancing session. Build your skills by adding in new elements of street dance, and try a new freeze! Special thanks to Tommy at Dance2Live! |
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Celebrate Earth Day by creating a beautiful watercolor painting of natural elements. Work with a professional artist to paint the subject of your choice. |
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Choose your own design and have it professionally applied to your hand or arm. You are welcome to try your hand at henna design as well! Special thanks to Anita at Hummingbird Henna! |
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Use pieces of broken glass to create a design, then have our ceramics artist fuse the glass together. The result? A fused glass pendant you can wear as a necklace, or give as a gift! |
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Make large and small buttons at this button making event! This is the last button making workshop before summer, so be sure to come make a set of buttons to welcome the warm weather! |
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The Revolution Book Club is made up of teens in Athmar Park committed to bringing positive change to their community by growing as individuals though reading and discussing books. The club meets every other week at the Athmar Park Branch Library to munch on yummy organic snacks, discuss the current book selection, and work on projects to better their community.
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| After School is Cool Art | |
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Created by Necolas F. |
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Created by Cesar T., Hector O., and Daniel G. |
| Visit our Flickr page to see larger versions of the After School is Cool art and more! | |
Check out our calendar for more events! |
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Updated: March 09, 2010